Photographic products and processes employing heterocyclic azo dye developer compounds

Claim 2

In a photographic element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, said emulsion layer having associated therewith a diffusible dye developer compound, the improvement wherein said dye developer compound has the following formula: ##STR10## wherein:

Claim 3

Z represents the atoms necessary to complete a phenyl group; Z' represents a pyrazolotriazole nucleus; G is a metal chelating group, a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof; said compound also containing a silver halide developing moiety which is capable of developing an exposed silver halide emulsion under photographic processing conditions.

Claim 4

Z represents the atoms necessary to complete a phenyl group; Z' represents a pyrazolotriazole nucleus; G is a metal chelating group, a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof; said compound also containing a silver halide developing moiety which is capable of developing an exposed silver halide emulsion under photographic processing conditions.

Claim 5

The photographic element of claim 1 wherein G is hydroxy; amino; carboxy; sulfonamido; sulfamoyl; a hydrolyzable ester group having the formula -OCOR 1 , --OCOOR 1 , --OCON(R 1 ) 2 or --COOR 1 , wherein R 1 is an alkyl group having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to about 8 carbon atoms.

Claim 6

The photographic element of claim 1 wherein said silver halide developing moiety is either a benzene or naphthalene radical which is substituted by at least two groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl and amino groups which are situated ortho or para to each other so as to be capable of developing an exposed silver halide emulsion.

Claim 7

In a photographic element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, said emulsion layer having associated therewith a diffusible dye developer compound, the improvement wherein said dye developer compound has a 7-arylazo-pyrazolotriazole dye moiety, said compound containing: (a) in the ortho position of the arylazo moiety a metal chelating group, a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof, and (b) a silver halide developing moiety which is capable of developing an exposed silver halide emulsion under photographic processing conditions.

Claim 8

In a photographic element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, said emulsion layer having associated therewith a diffusible dye developer compound, the improvement wherein said dye developer compound has a 7-arylazo-pyrazolotriazole dye moiety, said compound containing: (a) in the ortho position of the arylazo moiety a metal chelating group, a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof, and (b) a silver halide developing moiety which is capable of developing an exposed silver halide emulsion under photographic processing conditions.

Claim 9

The photographic element of claim 4, wherein said compound has the formula: ##STR11## wherein: G is a metal chelating group, a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof; A is an organic divalent linking radical; n is either 0 or 1; and Dev is said silver halide developing moiety which is a dihydroxyphenyl substituent.

Claim 10

The photographic element of claim 5 wherein G is hydroxy; amino; carboxy; sulfonamido; sulfamoyl; or a hydrolyzable ester group having the formula --OCOR 1 , --OCOOR 1 , --OCON(R 1 ) 2 or --COOR 1 , wherein R 1 is an alkyl group having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to about 8 carbon atoms.

Claim 11

The photographic element of claim 5 wherein A is ethylene, n is 1 and Dev is a hydroquinone.

Claim 12

The photographic element of claim 4 wherein said dye developer compound is: ##STR12##

Claim 13

In a photographic element comprising a support having thereon a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having a diffusible cyan dye developer associated therewith, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having a diffusible magenta dye developer associated therewith, and a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having a diffusible yellow dye developer associated therewith, the improvement wherein at least one of said dye developers has the following formula: ##STR13## wherein: Z represents the atoms necessary to complete a phenyl group; Z' represents a pyrazolotriazole nucleus; G is a metal chelating group, a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof; said compound also containing a silver halide developing moiety which is capable of developing an exposed silver halide emulsion under photographic processing conditions.

Claim 14

In a photographic element comprising a support having thereon a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having a diffusible cyan dye developer associated therewith, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having a diffusible magenta dye developer associated therewith, and a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having a diffusible yellow dye developer associated therewith, the improvement wherein at least one of said dye developers has the following formula: ##STR13## wherein: Z represents the atoms necessary to complete a phenyl group; Z' represents a pyrazolotriazole nucleus; G is a metal chelating group, a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof; said compound also containing a silver halide developing moiety which is capable of developing an exposed silver halide emulsion under photographic processing conditions.

Claim 15

In a photographic assemblage to be processed by an alkaline processing composition, said assemblage comprising: (a) a photographic element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a diffusible dye developer compound; and (b) a dye image-receiving layer; the improvement wherein said dye developer has the following formula: ##STR14## wherein: Z represents the atoms necessary to complete a phenyl group; Z' represents a pyrazolotriazole nucleus; G is a metal chelating group, a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof; said compound also containing a silver halide developing moiety which is capable of developing an exposed silver halide emulsion under photographic processing conditions, and wherein said dye image-receiving layer or a layer adjacent thereto contains metal ions.

Claim 16

In a photographic assemblage to be processed by an alkaline processing composition, said assemblage comprising: (a) a photographic element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a diffusible dye developer compound; and (b) a dye image-receiving layer; the improvement wherein said dye developer has the following formula: ##STR14## wherein: Z represents the atoms necessary to complete a phenyl group; Z' represents a pyrazolotriazole nucleus; G is a metal chelating group, a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof; said compound also containing a silver halide developing moiety which is capable of developing an exposed silver halide emulsion under photographic processing conditions, and wherein said dye image-receiving layer or a layer adjacent thereto contains metal ions.

Claim 17

In a photographic assemblage comprising: (a) a photographic element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a diffusible dye developer compound; (b) a dye image-receiving layer; and (c) an alkaline processing composition and means for discharging same within said assemblage; said assemblage containing a silver halide developing agent, the improvement wherein said dye developer has the following formula: ##STR15## wherein: Z represents the atoms necessary to complete a phenyl group; Z' represents a pyrazolotriazole nucleus; G is a metal chelating group, a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof; said compound also containing a silver halide developing moiety which is capable of developing an exposed silver halide emulsion under photographic processing conditions, and wherein said dye image-receiving layer or a layer adjacent thereto contains metal ions.

Claim 18

In a photographic assemblage comprising: (a) a photographic element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a diffusible dye developer compound; (b) a dye image-receiving layer; and (c) an alkaline processing composition and means for discharging same within said assemblage; said assemblage containing a silver halide developing agent, the improvement wherein said dye developer has the following formula: ##STR15## wherein: Z represents the atoms necessary to complete a phenyl group; Z' represents a pyrazolotriazole nucleus; G is a metal chelating group, a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof; said compound also containing a silver halide developing moiety which is capable of developing an exposed silver halide emulsion under photographic processing conditions, and wherein said dye image-receiving layer or a layer adjacent thereto contains metal ions.

Claim 19

The photographic assemblage of claim 11 wherein Z represents the atoms necessary to complete a phenyl group and Z' represents a pyrazolotriazole nucleus.

Claim 20

The photographic assemblage of claim 11 wherein G is hydroxy; amino; carboxy; sulfonamido; sulfamoyl; a hydrolyzable ester group having the formula --OCOR 1 , --OCOOR 1 , --OCON(R 1 ) 2 or --COOR 1 , wherein R 1 is an alkyl group having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to about 8 carbon atoms.

Claim 21

The photographic assemblage of claim 11 wherein said silver halide developing moiety is either a benzene or naphthalene radical which is substituted by at least two groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl and amino groups which are situated ortho or para to each other so as to be capable of developing an exposed silver halide emulsion.

Claim 22

The photographic assemblage of claim 11 wherein: (a) said dye image-receiving layer is located between said support and said silver halide emulsion layer; and (b) said assemblage also includes a transparent cover sheet over the layer outermost from said support.

Claim 23

The photographic assemblage of claim 15 wherein said cover sheet has thereon, in sequence, a neutralizing layer and a timing layer.

Claim 24

The photographic assemblage of claim 16 wherein said discharging means is a rupturable container containing said alkaline processing composition and an opacifying agent, said container being so positioned during processing of said assemblage that a compressive force applied to said container will effect a discharge of the container's contents between said transparent sheet and the layer outermost from said support.

Claim 25

The photographic assemblage of claim 11 wherein said support having thereon said photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer is opaque and said dye image-receiving layer is located on a separate transparent support superposed over the layer outermost from said opaque support.

Claim 26

The photograpic assemblage of claim 18 wherein said transparent support has thereon, in sequence, a neutralizing layer, a timing layer, and said dye image-receiving layer.

Claim 27

The photographic assemblage of claim 11 wherein said dye developer compound has a 7-arylazo-pyrazolotriazole dye moiety, said compound containing said G moiety in the ortho position of the arylazo moiety.

Claim 28

The photographic assemblage of claim 20 wherein said compound has the formula: ##STR16## wherein: G is a metal chelating group, a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof; A is an organic divalent linking radical; n is either 0 or 1; and Dev is said silver halide developing moiety which is a dihydroxyphenyl substituent.

Claim 29

The photographic assemblage of claim 21 wherein A is ethylene, n is 1 and Dev is a hydroquinone.

Claim 30

In an integral photographic assemblage comprising: (a) a photosensitive element comprising an opaque support having thereon the following layers in sequence: a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having a diffusible cyan dye developer associated therewith, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having a diffusible magenta dye developer associated therewith, and a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having a diffusible yellow dye developer associated therewith; (b) a transparent sheet superposed over said blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and comprising a transparent support having thereon, in sequence, a neutralizing layer, a timing layer and a dye image-receiving layer; and (c) a rupturable container containing an alkaline processing composition and an opacifying agent which is so positioned during processing of said assemblage that a compressive force applied to said container will effect a discharge of the container's contents between said transparent sheet and said blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer; said assemblage containing a silver halide developing agent; the improvement wherein one of said dye developers has the following formula: ##STR17## wherein: Z represents the atoms necessary to complete a phenyl group; Z' represents a pyrazolotriazole nucleus; G is a metal chelating group, a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof; said compound also containing a silver halide developing moiety which is capable of developing an exposed silver halide emulsion under photographic processing conditions, and wherein said dye image-receiving layer or a layer adjacent thereto contains metal ions.

Claim 31

In an integral photographic assemblage comprising: (a) a photosensitive element comprising an opaque support having thereon the following layers in sequence: a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having a diffusible cyan dye developer associated therewith, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having a diffusible magenta dye developer associated therewith, and a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having a diffusible yellow dye developer associated therewith; (b) a transparent sheet superposed over said blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and comprising a transparent support having thereon, in sequence, a neutralizing layer, a timing layer and a dye image-receiving layer; and (c) a rupturable container containing an alkaline processing composition and an opacifying agent which is so positioned during processing of said assemblage that a compressive force applied to said container will effect a discharge of the container's contents between said transparent sheet and said blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer; said assemblage containing a silver halide developing agent; the improvement wherein one of said dye developers has the following formula: ##STR17## wherein: Z represents the atoms necessary to complete a phenyl group; Z' represents a pyrazolotriazole nucleus; G is a metal chelating group, a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof; said compound also containing a silver halide developing moiety which is capable of developing an exposed silver halide emulsion under photographic processing conditions, and wherein said dye image-receiving layer or a layer adjacent thereto contains metal ions.

Claim 32

A process for producing photographic transfer image in color in an imagewise-exposed photographic element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a diffusible dye developer compound having the following formula: ##STR18## wherein: Z represents the atoms necessary to complete a phenyl group; Z' represents a pyrazolotriazole nucleus; G is a metal chelating group, a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof; said compound also containing a silver halide developing moiety which is capable of developing an exposed silver halide emulsion under photographic processing conditions, said process comprising: (a) treating said photographic element with an alkaline processing composition in the presence of a silver halide developing agent to effect development of each of the exposed silver halide emulsion layers; (b) forming an imagewise distribution of diffusible dye developer as a function of said imagewise exposure of each of said silver halide emulsion layers; (c) at least a portion of said imagewise distribution of said dye developer diffusing to a dye image-receiving layer; and (d) contacting said imagewise distribution of said dye developer with metal ions, thereby forming a metal-complexed, dye developer transfer image.

Claim 33

A process for producing photographic transfer image in color in an imagewise-exposed photographic element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a diffusible dye developer compound having the following formula: ##STR18## wherein: Z represents the atoms necessary to complete a phenyl group; Z' represents a pyrazolotriazole nucleus; G is a metal chelating group, a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof; said compound also containing a silver halide developing moiety which is capable of developing an exposed silver halide emulsion under photographic processing conditions, said process comprising: (a) treating said photographic element with an alkaline processing composition in the presence of a silver halide developing agent to effect development of each of the exposed silver halide emulsion layers; (b) forming an imagewise distribution of diffusible dye developer as a function of said imagewise exposure of each of said silver halide emulsion layers; (c) at least a portion of said imagewise distribution of said dye developer diffusing to a dye image-receiving layer; and (d) contacting said imagewise distribution of said dye developer with metal ions, thereby forming a metal-complexed, dye developer transfer image.

Claim 34

The process of claim 24 wherein said dye developer compound has a 7-arylazo-pyrazolotriazole dye moiety, said compound containing said G moiety in the ortho position of the arylazo moiety.

Claim 35

The process of claim 25 wherein said compound has the formula: ##STR19## wherein: G is a metal chelating group, a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof; A is an organic divalent linking radical; n is either 0 or 1; and Dev is said silver halide developing moiety which is a dihydroxyphenyl substituent.